CN113036254B - Flexible man-machine integrated automatic disassembly production line for new energy automobile power battery - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for a power battery of a new energy vehicle. The new energy vehicle power battery dismantling production line includes servo track assembly and work station area. The working station area is located on at least one side of the feeding direction of the servo track assembly, and a plurality of dismantling devices are arranged in the working station area. Compared with the prior art, the new energy vehicle power battery dismantling production line disclosed in the present invention can flexibly adjust the station and process, and can automatically dismantle batteries with different shapes, sizes and weights, which solves the problem of traditional battery dismantling. The contradiction between unification of line compatibility and high automation has greatly enhanced the compatibility and automation of traditional dismantling production lines, reduced labor intensity, improved dismantling production efficiency, and ensured the safety of dismantling production.

Description

A new energy vehicle power battery flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line

technical field

The invention relates to the field of new energy vehicles, in particular to a flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for power batteries of new energy vehicles.

Background technique

With the continuous development of new energy vehicles, a large number of retired batteries will face disposal at the end of their useful life. The rapid development of the new energy vehicle market and the growth of power batteries have brought a lot of demand for the power battery recycling industry. However, at present, for the dismantling of new energy vehicle power batteries, most of them use manual labor, that is, manually dismantling the new energy vehicle power batteries, the dismantling efficiency is low and there are still some problems when dismantling the new energy vehicle power batteries. of danger. Although there are a few automated production lines for dismantling new energy vehicle power batteries, one production line can only disassemble one type of new energy vehicle power battery, which is poor in versatility and high in cost, and requires some manual participation. not tall. These problems not only limit the development of the downstream "power battery recycling" industry of new energy vehicles, but also affect the future green and sustainable development of new energy vehicles. Therefore, how to achieve the compatibility and high automation of power battery disassembly has become an urgent need and one of the most challenging issues in the fields of new energy vehicles or energy storage.

Therefore, in response to the above-mentioned social needs and technical difficulties, a new flexible human-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for power batteries of new energy vehicles is proposed. The dismantling of power batteries for new energy vehicles not only effectively solves the problem of difficulty in unifying the automation and compatibility of traditional dismantling production lines, but also reduces the cost of battery recycling and reuse industries and improves safe operation, which will greatly accelerate "power battery recycling" industry development.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a brand new new energy vehicle power battery dismantling production line, which is used to solve the problem that the automation and compatibility of the traditional dismantling production line are difficult to unify.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a brand-new flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for power batteries of new energy vehicles. The production line for dismantling power batteries of new energy vehicles includes:

Servo track assembly;

A work station area, the work station area is located on at least one side of the feed direction of the servo track assembly, and a plurality of dismantling devices are arranged in the work station area.

A new flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for power batteries of new energy vehicles according to the present invention adopts servo track feeding and modularized process design scheme. Compared with the existing technology, the station and process can be adjusted flexibly, greatly The compatibility of dismantling is enhanced, the labor intensity is reduced, the efficiency of dismantling production is improved, and the safety of dismantling production is ensured. It can also flexibly carry out parallel expansion of the production line according to the design requirements of the output, providing a new solution for the dismantling and recycling of the power battery assembly of new energy vehicles.

In an embodiment, the disassembly equipment includes at least one of a vacuum suction cup lifting equipment, an automatic screw driver, a vacuum liquid pump, an electrical disassembly equipment, and a truss-type manipulator grabbing device.

In an embodiment, the servo track assembly includes a base, a side beam, a slide rail, a servo drive system, and a sliding tray, the slide tray is slidably arranged on the slide rail, and the servo drive is used to drive the slide tray.

In an embodiment, the slide rail is in the form of a rail with a rail wheel or a cylindrical guide rail with a linear bearing, and adopts a transmission mode of a synchronous toothed belt, a rack and pinion, and a lead screw.

In an embodiment, the working station area is on two sides, the dismantling equipment is arranged on one side, and the dismantling parts sorting station is located on the other side.

In an embodiment, the dismantling part sorting station includes a shell sorting station, a screw and fastener sorting station, a circulating fluid storage station, an electrical component sorting station, and a battery pack sorting station. at least one of the bits.

In an embodiment, the automatic screw driving machine sequentially locates and disassembles the mounting screws on the power battery assembly by way of visual acquisition or program setting.

In an embodiment, the vacuum suction cup lifting device includes a column telescopic rocker structure fixed on the ground and a grabbing structure arranged on the column telescopic rocker structure, and the grabbing structure includes an array of vacuum Suction cups, the number and distribution of the vacuum suction cups are adjusted according to the shape of the power battery assembly housing.

In an embodiment, the truss-type manipulator grabbing device includes a four-column fixed truss structure, and a servo gripper mechanism is provided on the four-column fixed truss structure, and the servo gripper mechanism is used to The control of the vision capture device grabs the battery pack.

In an embodiment, the new energy vehicle power battery dismantling production line includes a safety workstation area located at the end of the servo track assembly, and the safety workstation area includes at least one of a fire extinguishing box and an alarm device.

With reference to the following description and accompanying drawings, there are disclosed in detail specific embodiments of the invention, indicating the manner in which the principles of the invention may be employed. It should be understood that embodiments of the invention are not limited thereby in scope. Embodiments of the invention encompass many changes, modifications and equivalents within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Features described and/or illustrated with respect to one embodiment can be used in the same or similar manner in one or more other embodiments, in combination with, or instead of features in other embodiments .

It should be emphasized that the term "comprising/comprising" when used herein refers to the presence of a feature, integer, step or component, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps or components.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings on the premise of not paying creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the new energy vehicle power battery flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. After reading the present invention, those skilled in the art Modifications to various equivalent forms of the present invention fall within the scope defined by the appended claims of the present application.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “disposed on” another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may also be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. As used herein, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to represent the only embodiment.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the application is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the application.

Referring to Fig. 1, the embodiment of the present invention provides a brand-new flexible human-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for power batteries of new energy vehicles. The production line may mainly include: a servo track assembly 100, each station area 20 distributed on both sides of the servo track assembly 100 in the feeding direction, a safety station area at the end of the servo track assembly 100 in the feeding direction, and Dismantling equipment located on each workstation area 20.

A new flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line for power batteries of new energy vehicles according to the present invention adopts servo track feeding and modularized process design scheme. Compared with the existing technology, the station and process can be adjusted flexibly, greatly The compatibility of dismantling is enhanced, the labor intensity is reduced, the efficiency of dismantling production is improved, and the safety of dismantling production is ensured. It can also flexibly carry out parallel expansion of the production line according to the design requirements of the output, providing a new solution for the dismantling and recycling of the power battery assembly of new energy vehicles.

The main structure of the servo track assembly 100 includes a base 101 , a side beam 102 , a slide rail 103 , a servo drive system 104 , a sliding tray 105 and the like. Furthermore, the base 101 of the servo track assembly 100 is made of welded profiles mainly made of channel steel, and is firmly fixed on the concrete level ground of the factory building with anchor screws. The side beams 102 can be welded channel steel, and the left and right sides are relatively fixed on the base 101 . The slide rails 103 are connected and fixed in the side beams 102 on the left and right sides. The slide rail 103 includes but is not limited to the form of a rail with a rail wheel, a cylindrical guide rail with a linear bearing, etc., and the transmission mode includes but is not limited to a synchronous belt, a rack and pinion, and a screw.

The sliding tray 105 is located on the slide rail 103 and moves forward and backward along the slide rail 103 under the drive of the servo track assembly 100. The moving speed and displacement can be given according to the control program. The servo drive system 104 can drive the sliding tray 105 to move on the slide rail 103 , and then move the power battery placed on the sliding tray 105 to the predetermined working area 20 . For example, the servo driving system 104 of the servo track assembly 100 may be composed of a servo motor and a reducer. The servo drive system 104 can be installed on the bottom of the sliding tray 105 to move with the sliding tray 105. At this time, the power output of the reducer is connected to a gear that engages with the rack installed on the base 101 to provide driving force and movement. The servo drive system 104 can also be fixed on the base 101 to drive the sliding tray 105 to move and move in the way of screw, toothed belt or chain transmission.

The dismantling equipment on each station area 20 may include but not limited to vacuum suction cup lifting equipment station 201, automatic screw machine station 202, vacuum pumping machine station 203, electrical dismantling equipment station 204, truss type Manipulator grabbing device stations 205, etc., wherein each station is provided with equipment corresponding to the functions realized by the station. Further, the station of the new energy vehicle power battery dismantling production line of the present invention can be divided into two sides by the servo rail assembly 100, one side is the equipment station side, and the other side is the dismantling parts classification station side. For example, the equipment station side can be distributed according to the dismantling production sequence, but not limited to: vacuum suction cup lifting equipment station 201, automatic screw machine station 202, vacuum pumping machine station 203, electrical dismantling equipment station 204, truss manipulator grabbing device station 205 and other stations. The side of the dismantling parts classification station can be in one-to-one correspondence with the equipment station side. For example, the disassembly parts classification station side can include the case classification station, the screws and fasteners classification station, and the circulating fluid storage Work station, electrical component classification station, battery pack classification station, etc.

The vacuum suction cup lifting equipment includes a column telescopic rocker structure fixed on the ground, and a grabbing structure arranged on the column telescopic rocker structure. The grasping structure may be vacuum suction cups distributed in an array. The number and distribution of the vacuum suction cups can be adjusted according to the shape of the power battery assembly shell, so as to disassemble a variety of similar power batteries. The grasped power battery assembly casing can be placed by the vacuum suction cup lifting device on the case sorting station opposite to the vacuum suction cup lifting device station 201 .

The automatic screwing machine station 202 may include an automatic screwing machine fixed on the ground or a wall. The automatic screw driving machine can sequentially locate the power battery and disassemble the mounting screws on the power battery assembly according to the way of visual collection or program setting, for example, using visual sensors, such as visual sensors include CCD sensors, point laser sensors, wire Laser sensors, etc., analyze the position of the screw by means of visual photography, and then the automatic screw machine finds each position and disassembles it automatically. Of course, as a backup method, a manual method can also be used, that is, to manually measure the screw positions of different types of power batteries, and then input the screw positions of each type of power batteries into the program for positioning and manual positioning, and then realize the semi-automatic way to disassemble the power battery Mounting screws on assembly.

Automatic disassembly of screws is realized by visual photo recognition or manual input of screw positions and automatic disassembly, which improves work efficiency. The disassembled screws are placed in the screw and fastener classification station on the opposite side of the automatic screw machine station 202.

The vacuum liquid pump station 203 includes a movable vacuum liquid pump. The vacuum pumping machine is driven by the driving device through the high-pressure rubber hose, and is connected to the battery thermal management circulation fluid interface of the power battery assembly. The extracted circulating fluid is delivered to the circulating fluid storage station on the opposite side of the vacuum pump station 203 .

The electrical dismantling equipment station 204 can be provided with a pneumatic tool platform for manual operation. Components are sorted into stations.

The station 205 of the truss-type manipulator grabbing device can be a four-column fixed truss structure, and a servo gripper mechanism capable of three-axis movement in the truss frame is installed above it. According to the preset program or the control of the visual acquisition equipment, the battery packs in the power battery assembly can be grabbed and stacked at the battery pack sorting station on the opposite side of the truss-type manipulator grabbing device station 205.

Optionally, the end safety station area 206 of the new energy vehicle power battery flexible man-machine automatic dismantling production line of the present invention includes a fire extinguishing box and an alarm device.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the above-mentioned technical solution of the present invention, the above-mentioned technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below through a specific usage mode.

In specific use, the specific use steps of an embodiment of a new energy vehicle power battery flexible man-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line according to the present invention are as follows:

First, a new energy vehicle power battery flexible human-machine integrated automatic dismantling production line of the present invention is in the initial state. The left side of the position one is the vacuum suction cup lifting equipment station 201, and the right side of the position one is the shell classification station of the dismantling parts classification station.

Second, the lifting device lifts the power battery assembly to be disassembled onto the sliding tray 105, and the clamp on the sliding tray 105 tightens the power battery assembly.

Thirdly, the sliding tray 105 drives the power battery assembly to run to the second position. The left side of the position two is the automatic screw machine station 202, and the right side of the position two is the fastener classification station of the dismantling parts classification station. At this time, the automatic screw driving machine disassembles the fastening screws of the shell, and the disassembled screws are collected to the fastener classification station.

Fourth, the sliding tray 105 drives the power battery assembly after the fastening screws are disassembled to move to position one. The vacuum suction cup lifting device operates, and the upper cover of the shell is removed and placed on the shell sorting station on the right side of position one.

Fifth, the sliding tray 105 drives the power battery assembly after dismantling the top cover to run to the second position. At this time, the automatic screw driver removes the fastening screws of the battery pack inside the power battery assembly, and the disassembled screws are collected to the fastener classification station.

Sixth, the sliding tray 105 drives the power battery assembly after dismantling the fastening screws of the internal battery pack to the third position. The left side of position three is the vacuum pumping machine station 203, and the right side of position three is the circulating fluid storage station. At this time, connect the high-pressure rubber hose connector of the vacuum pump to the maintenance interface of the battery thermal management circulating fluid. Start the vacuum pumping machine to pump out the circulating fluid, and the pumped circulating fluid is collected in the storage tank on the circulating fluid storage station.

Seventh, the sliding tray 105 drives the power battery assembly that draws out the circulating fluid to move to position four. The left side of position four is the electrical dismantling equipment station 204, and the right side of position four is the electrical component classification station. At this time, use the tools of the electrical dismantling equipment station 204 to remove the battery management system components, bus bars, relays, temperature sensors and other electrical components inside the power battery. The disassembled parts are sorted and collected in the sorting collection container on the electrical component sorting station.

Eighth, the sliding tray 105 drives the power battery assembly with the electrical components removed to the fifth position. The left side of position five is the truss-type manipulator grabbing device station 205, and the right side is the battery pack sorting station. At this time, the truss manipulator runs to the top of each independent battery pack in turn, grabs the battery pack and puts it in the battery pack sorting station on the right.

Ninth, during each step of dismantling, in case of emergencies such as battery rupture, fire, liquid leakage, etc., the sliding tray 105 can drive the power battery assembly to run to the processing worker in the safe station area 206 at the end of the servo track. bit for emergency treatment. The safety processing station is equipped with fire-fighting facilities such as fire-extinguishing sealed cabins, alarm devices and other devices.

All articles and references disclosed, including patent applications and publications, are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. The term "consisting essentially of" describing a combination shall include the identified elements, ingredients, parts or steps as well as other elements, ingredients, parts or steps that do not substantially affect the basic novel characteristics of the combination. Use of the terms "comprising" or "comprising" to describe a combination of elements, ingredients, parts or steps herein also contemplates an embodiment that consists essentially of these elements, ingredients, parts or steps. By using the term "may" herein, it is intended that inclusion of "may" in any of the described attributes is optional.

Multiple elements, ingredients, parts or steps can be provided by a single integrated element, ingredient, part or step. Alternatively, a single integrated element, ingredient, part or step may be divided into separate plural elements, ingredients, parts or steps. The disclosure of "a" or "an" to describe an element, ingredient, component or step is not meant to exclude other elements, ingredients, components or steps.

It should be understood that the foregoing description is for purposes of illustration and not limitation. Many implementations and many applications other than the examples provided will be apparent to those of skill in the art from reading the above description. The scope of the present teachings, therefore, should be determined not with reference to the above description, but should be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are hereby incorporated by reference for completeness. The omission from the preceding claims of any aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein is not intended to be a disclaimer of such subject matter, nor should it be considered that the inventors did not consider the subject matter to be part of the disclosed inventive subject matter.

Claims (1)

1. The utility model provides a flexible man-machine integration automatic disassembly production line of new energy automobile power battery, a serial communication port, a flexible man-machine integration automatic disassembly production line of new energy automobile power battery includes:

a servo track assembly;

the disassembling device comprises a working station area, a disassembling part classifying area and a plurality of disassembling devices, wherein the working station area is positioned on two sides of the feeding direction of the servo track assembly, the disassembling devices are arranged on one side of the feeding direction of the servo track assembly, and the disassembling part classifying area is positioned on the other side of the feeding direction of the servo track assembly;

the disassembling equipment comprises vacuum chuck hoisting equipment, an automatic screw driving machine, a vacuum liquid pumping machine, electrical disassembling equipment and a truss type manipulator grabbing device;

the truss type manipulator grabbing device comprises a four-upright fixed truss structure, wherein a servo clamping jaw mechanism is arranged on the four-upright fixed truss structure and used for grabbing a battery pack according to a preset program or the control of visual acquisition equipment;

the servo track assembly comprises a base, a side beam, a slide rail, a servo driving system and a sliding tray, the sliding tray is arranged on the slide rail in a sliding mode, and the servo driving system is used for driving the sliding tray;

the sliding rail is in a form of a steel rail matched with a steel rail wheel or a form of a cylindrical guide rail matched with a linear bearing, and comprises a transmission mode of adopting a synchronous toothed belt, a gear rack and a lead screw;

the disassembled part classifying station comprises a shell classifying station, a screw and fastener classifying station, a circulating liquid storage station, an electric element classifying station and a battery pack classifying station;

the automatic screwing machine sequentially positions and disassembles the mounting screws on the power battery assembly by using a visual acquisition or program setting mode;

the vacuum sucker hoisting equipment comprises an upright post telescopic rocker arm type structure fixed on the ground and a grabbing structure arranged on the upright post telescopic rocker arm type structure, wherein the grabbing structure comprises vacuum suckers distributed in an array manner, and the number and the distribution form of the vacuum suckers are correspondingly adjusted according to the appearance of the shell of the power battery assembly;

the flexible man-machine integrated automatic disassembly production line for the power battery of the new energy automobile comprises a safety station area located at the tail end of the servo track assembly, and the safety station area comprises at least one of a fire-fighting fire-extinguishing box and an alarm device.

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